New signing Victor Boniface scored twice and set up another goal as Bayer Leverkusen routed promoted Darmstadt 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
It’s Leverkusen’s third win from three games.
Boniface began the scoring in the 21st-minute, eluding one attempted challenge, then another, before dispatching the ball past goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen.
Oscar Vilhelmsson equalised from close range three minutes later but it was as good as it got for the visitors.
Jeremie Frimpong set up Exequiel Palacios to score in the 49th, and Granit Xhaka and Florian Wirtz helped Boniface to his second in the 61st, seven minutes before Boniface laid the ball off for Jonas Hofmann to score.
Xavi Alonso brought on new signings Nathan Tella (from Southampton) and Josip Stanisic (on loan from Bayern Munich) for their debuts in the 72nd, then Noah Mbamba (from Club Brugge) and Adam Hlozek in the 80th.
Mbamba set up Hlozek to complete the scoring in the 83rd.
Serhou Guirassy and Chris Fuhrich both scored twice as Stuttgart blew away Freiburg 5-0 despite losing key players in the summer transfer period.
Guinea forward Guirassy already has five goals in three Bundesliga games.
Japan midfielder Takuma Asano scored twice for Bochum to draw at Augsburg 2-2, Werder Bremen eased to a 4-0 win over Mainz, and Hoffenheim defeated Wolfsburg 3-1.
